Total pages in book: 15
Estimated words: 13717 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 69(@200wpm)___ 55(@250wpm)___ 46(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 13717 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 69(@200wpm)___ 55(@250wpm)___ 46(@300wpm)
I needed time to think, to get my head on straight and deal with this new development.
Chapter 7
In the bathroom I lifted Isabella out of the water, releasing the plug so it would drain. I folded her into one of my fluffy bath sheets rubbing her skin dry.
"Go to your room baby, I'll get rid of her as soon as I can and come to you okay, just know that you haven't done anything wrong, I'm not mad at you neither is she, she's just a little confused right now okay." I kissed her hair and led her out of the bathroom and past Maddy to the bedroom door.
Getting rid of Maddy wasn't so easy but I did it eventually, she was all of a sudden consumed with jealousy. Going into my sister's room...no I have to stop thinking of her like that, she was not my sister and thank heaven for that, I found her on the bed in a little ball and my heart clutched.
In that moment I didn't care about anything else, I didn't worry about tomorrow or what may be, I only wanted her, wanted to comfort her, needed this night to end on the highest note for her, for us.
Climbing in behind her I pulled her tight against me, her slight frame held a fine tremble.
"Isabella...baby... please don't regret what we did, if you say you regret this I think I would go out of my mind. I don't know what's going to happen, where we're going to go from here, but I do know that you're part of it. Tell me you feel the same, tell me that you feel half of what I feel right now and I promise you I'll find a way, I’ll make us happen... just tell me."
She rolled over in my arms, wiping the tears that had fallen silently.
"You promise?"
"Cross my heart baby." She held me so tight after that I was afraid she would crack a rib, but I wasn't about to tell her to let go, instead I tried to pull her even closer to me.
I have no idea how I'm going to do this, but somehow I have to, it was the only thing that made sense, there was nothing else to be done, I could never be with Maddy or anyone else again, not after finding paradise with Isabella.
Maddy was like a fucking pit bull and bloodhound rolled into one, every morning at school I had to play twenty questions, she questioned every move I'd made while not in her presence. Thankfully her period had started because I still hadn't come up with a good enough excuse as to why I could no longer fuck her.
For some reason although I'd had yet to figure out mine and Isabella's new relationship and where it was going, I knew for sure that I was never going to touch Madelyn again.
It was amazing spending the evenings at home alone with Isabella and although we hadn't made love again, we spent our evenings alone cuddled together watching TV.
Our parents were still in the habit of leaving us to our own devices and why should they do any differently, we went out of our way to appear as normal as possible, though sometimes one of us might catch the other staring longingly at the other.
At which time the one not doing the staring would do something to jar the other out of their daydream before we gave ourselves away.
"Drake..."
"Fuck..." I almost fell off the bleachers.
"Maddy what the fuck?"
"My period's over, we're going out tonight."
"I'm not sure..." I tried to stall.
"Stuff it Drake, we haven't done anything in forever and that's not like you, if I didn't know any better I'd swear you were screwing that little whore...."
"Watch your fucking mouth." I was up out of my seat before I could think better of it.
For the first time I saw a flash of real fear in her eyes but there was something else there as well, something ugly that made my guts tighten.
"Look Maddy, you want to go to a movie or something that's what we'll do but just lay off okay."
I didn't say anymore because I didn't want to start a big argument here on school grounds.
"I promised dad I'd have dinner with the family tonight so it'll have to be after...."
"Perfect, I'll meet you at your house, and just in case you were wondering, this is just you and me, no third wheel."
Her lips on mine felt like a cold dead fish and I couldn't help pushing her away from me. I used her words as a shield.
"Cut it out Maddy, I'll see you later." I walked away from her with my heart in my throat.
Isabella and I have been skirting around the issue, we haven't really come out and promised each other anything but we both hinted at what we wanted and we both wanted to be together.